Best of Tasmania
Free Things to Do in Hobart: Waterfront, Markets and kunanyi
Hobart is generous with free activities. The Saturday Salamanca Market is free to enter. The waterfront precinct from Salamanca Place to Constitution Dock is free to walk and always active with fishing boats, yachts and the arrival of yachts from the Sydney to Hobart race in late December. The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) on Dunn Place has free permanent collection entry. Battery Point, Hobart's oldest suburb, is free to explore on foot with Georgian stone cottages and a village feel around Arthur Circus. The climb or drive up kunanyi/Mount Wellington (1,270 metres) offers panoramic views over the Derwent estuary and is free. The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens in the Domain are free to enter.
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Salamanca Market (Saturday, Free)
A free weekly market in the historic sandstone warehouses of Salamanca Place, with over 300 stallholders selling fresh produce, art and handmade goods.
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Kunanyi / Mount Wellington Lookout
A free lookout 1,271m above Hobart with panoramic views of the city, the Derwent River and across to the Tasman Peninsula, accessible by car or a challenging walk.
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MONA (Free for Tasmanians)
Free entry for Tasmanian residents to the world's largest privately funded art museum, located on a Derwent River peninsula, visitors pay entry.
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Battery Point Heritage Walk
A free self-guided walk through Hobart's oldest residential suburb, with 19th-century stone cottages, the Princes Park playground and views over Sullivan's Cove.
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Waterfront and Salamanca Place
A free walk from Sullivan's Cove through the working waterfront to the sandstone warehouses of Salamanca Place, the heart of Hobart's public life.
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